Trainee Child Wellbeing Practitioner | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	CNWL NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£34,186 - £37,389 HCAS dependant on location
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	London, W9 2NW
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	18 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Summary

CNWL CAMHS are looking to recruit 2x Trainee CWPs to continue to improve children and young people’s mental health services. The training forms part of the service transformation initiative delivered by NHS England as part of the Children and Young People’s Mental Health CYP Psychological Trainings (PT) (formerly CYP IAPT) programmes.

Please note that there are two 12 month fixed term posts available. One based in the CAMHS Early Intervention Team in Westminster and the second based in Brent CYP Primary Care Mental Health Team.

Please note that this is a fixed-term training post. Completion of the training programme does not create an expectation or guarantee of permanent employment at the end of the contract.

This is a training position post holder will undertake training at University College London alongside working in service for [service]. They will be taught to deliver evidence based guided self-help interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health difficulties. They will also be taught how to deliver interventions in the community, for example, participation activities, training and group delivery. The post holder will use their newly developed skills to support children and young people who are referred into the service and trainees will receive supervision to support their professional development, as well as be expected to actively engage local communities.

Applicants will need to be ready to start work in early/mid-January 2025 and posts cannot be offered to candidates unless they can guarantee this start date.

Shortlisted candidates will also need to be assessed for their eligibility to join UCL for a place on the PGDip in Child and Young Persons Psychological Wellbeing Practice training programme, which can be accessed via the link below:

https://evision.ucl.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login_enc?0qhYzuG1h9udTFM8i9sPhtGiUgIR6D6iP0QBDHq24aV3AVw8VNXRYxDmc3LlBtzaFHDKnOhbH0M=

The UCL application form will need to be completed at the same time as your application for a post. end of the contract.

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The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day to day work:

• Compassion • Respect • Empowerment • Partnership

Please note:This vacancy doesnotmeet the criteria for Skilled Worker sponsorship, unless you meet the criteria by temporary exemption from current changes to immigration rules put in force on 22/07/2025. “Separate provisions are applied to workers who have been sponsored and held continuously Skilled Worker visa since prior to 04/04/2024."

As such, if you don’t meet the Transitional Provision (above) we are unable to consider your application unless you can provide documentary evidence of your right to work in the United Kingdom. If you believe you are eligible for sponsorship or already hold a valid right to work in the UK, please ensure you provide full details of your immigration status in thePre-Screening Immigrationsection of your application form.

Please noterole eligibility also depends on whether the role meets the salary threshold for the relevant occupational code (SOC CODE).

For further info please visit:Skilled Worker visa: Overview - GOV.UK

We are seeking to recruit two graduate level practitioners to provide guided self-help therapy and parenting interventions. These posts are salaried at NHS Agenda for Change upper band 4 and fully funded for a one year post graduate diploma in Child Wellbeing Practice through University College London. Further intensive supervision and on the job training will be provided by an experienced supervisor within each team.

During training, the post-holders will work under close supervision to gain experience across healthcare and community settings to enable them to gain the level of competence required to deliver high-quality, evidence-based early interventions for children and young people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems.

This advert closes on Friday 2 Oct 2026

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